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"Boys Caught in Boarded-up Harlem Store"

Date August 16, 1943
Location New York Harlem New York United States
Dimensions Image: 13 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (34 x 27 cm)
Paper: 14 x 11 3/16 in. (35.6 x 28.4 cm)
Mat: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
Framed: 24 11/16 x 20 11/16 in. (62.7 x 52.5 cm)
Print medium Photo-Gelatin silver

Caption adhered to verso:
FEAR. This was an aftermath of the HARLEM riot. . . a drug store that had been looted and then closed by the owner. . . some kids then sneaked in to look for cigarettes. . . candy etc. . . some one in the house heard the noise and called the cops. . . this photo shows one of the boys coming out of the boarded up store. . . a detective is waiting for him. . . notice the fear on the boys face. . .

Copyright

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Credit line

Bequest of Wilma Wilcox, 1993

Feedback Accession No. 712.1993